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Saree Cl-IARLESEzGIERDING, OF \VESTHAVEN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE NEW HAVEN CAR REGISTER COMPANY, OF WESTI'IAVEN, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT;

FARE-REGISTER.

' 'srnorrrca'rrolv forg part of Letters Patent No. 692,513, dated February 4, 1902.

l Application filed January 4, 1900. Serial lilo. 349. (No model.

To aZl whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES E. GIERDING, a citizen of theUnited States, residing at Westhaven, in the county of New Haven and State v of Connecticut, have invented certain. new

and useful Improvements in Fare-Registers, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates 'to improvements in fare-registers, and more especially to that class of registers having rotary dials and a flash-shield.

It is the object of my invention, among I r5 other things, to provide a flash-shield which will cover the sight-aperture in the face before the mechanisms begin to advance the dials and which will not be lifted until the dials have again come to rest; means for preventing the return of the actuating-lever to record another fare after the flash-shield has dropped and before it is again lifted; a resetting mechanism for returning the indicatingdials to zero, which mechanism I prefer to operate from a side turn-back rather than a face or rear turn-back, but, however, do not limit myself thereto; mechanism for intermittently rotating the direction-barrel, which mechanism shall be operated from the said turn-back, andlocking mechanism for holding the actuating-lever against movement during the operation of the resetting mechanism.

Another object of myinvention is tocover.

by proper shields all exposed openings, so as to prevent tampering with the interior parts.

A further object of my invention is to construct a fare-register which will be simple in operation, of few parts, and which can be cheaply and economically constructed and readily assembled.

To these ends my invention consists of the fare-register having certain details of construction and combinations of parts, as will be hereinafter described, and more particularly pointed out in the claims.

Referringto the drawings, in which like numerals designate like parts on the several views, Figure l. is a frontview of the fareregister complete. Fig. 2 is a view of the same with the face removed. Fig. 3 is an elevation of the mechanism for actuating the flash-shield. Fig. 4 is an elevation of the main-gear stop. Fig. 5 is an end view thereof. Fig. 6 is a front view of the base and its interior mechanisms with the main gear removed, but its contour shown in broken lines. Fig. 7 is a side View of the interior mechanisms of the register with some of the parts in section. Fig. 8 is an elevation of the bayo- 6o net-joint catch. Fig. 9 is a detail view of the main-lever latch. Fig. 10 is a sectional elevation upon line A B of Fig. 2. Fig. 11 is a front view of the subbase. Fig. 12 is a side view thereof, showing also a fragmentary portion of the base. Fig. 13 is a front View of the flash-shield and its supporting mechanism. Fig. 14. is a side view thereof. Fig. 15 is a fragmentary View of a portion of the annular case, showing the L-slot. detailed view, partly in section, of the resetting-shaft and pinions forming part of the turn-back. Fig. 17 is a side view of the plate and the mechanism adjacent thereto for operating the direction-barrel. Fig. 18 is a detailed view of the swinging carriage and its. adjacent parts. Fig. 19 is a detailed View of the lever-plate. Fig. 20 is a detailed View of the dial-gear, push-plate, swing-plate, and swinging carriage in the relative positions occupied by them when the push-plate is in its innermost position. Fig. 21 is a plan view of the fiash-shield mechanism and the main lever. a

In my register the indicating-dials are given a partial rotation by each pull of the actuating-lever and only one numeral upon each dial is visible through the sight-aperture in the register-face, as is common in fare-registers. Aflash-shield drops down and covers 0 the sight-aperture, through which the dial figures are displayed, concealing them from view as soon as the actuating-lever is pulled and before the indicating-dials are operated, and is held in such position until the dials 5 have been advanced and again come to rest. As the movement of the dials is not seen from the outside and the flash-shield does not lift Fig: 16 is a 70,

until the dials are at rest, the operator must pull the actuating-lever the full stroke in ringing up a fare, as a partial stroke will not operate the mechanism, and the flash-shield is apparent to every one within sight of the register. To return all of the dials to zero,I have provided a 'Dllll1l)l0l(, which is operated from the, side of the register by a push-shaft and a rotary device. A slight inward movement can be given to the push-shaft at any time irrespective of the relative positions of the dials, but cannot be withdrawn until an additional inward movementis given to said shaft, which is only possible when all of the dials are at zero. After being once pushed in either for a part or the whole of its stroke the shaft cannot be withdrawn until after the dials have been brought to zero. Connected with the resetting mechanism are devices for partially rotating the direction-barrel and for moving a latch which locks the actuating-lever against movement while the resetting mechanism is in operation.

In the fare-registerillustrated in the drawings there is the usual permanent register actuated from the main gear 2 by the pinion 3. The main gear 2 is shown in broken lines in Fig. 6, so as to illustrate its relative position with the other parts and still not obscure them, most of which parts are underneath this gear. Any form of permanent register can be used with my device, and I have therefore not illustrated in detail the one herein shown, its construction not being material to my invention. The mechanism is contained within a circular hollow base 4, surrounded by an annular case or shell 6, to the upper portion of which is secured an annular face rim or band 7, which holds the face 8 and the glass plate 9 in position. Removably fixed to the base 4 by the hook 16, Figs. 11 and 12, and the integral lug 11, which passes through a slot in the ear 12, is a cup-shaped subbase 13, within which is pivotally secured the actuating-lever 14, which projects outside of the said subbase and is provided near its outer end with a slot 15 for a purpose hereinafter to be described. A swinging latch 10, Figs. 11 and 12, fixedto the ear 12 by the pintle 5, is adapted to enter a hole 17 in the lug and secure the base and subbase together, a padlock or other device common to the art being inserted in the hole 18 in the end of the latch to prevent the withdrawal of the same. The subbase is rigidly fixed to the wall by screws or like means and by removably attaching the base to the subbase the interior mechanisms within the base can be reached without undoing the wall-fastenings. The face-rim 7 is fixed to the case or shell by a bayonet-joint and there locked against disengagement. In the upper part of the case or shell (3 are two or more L-slots 19, and projecting within the face-rim are two or more pins 20, which are supported at their inner ends by a metal strip 21, secured to the interior of the rim. \Vhile the face-rim is being placed over the case or shell the pins 20 are in the vertical portion of the L-slots, and by rotating the rim slightly the pins enter the horizontal portions thereof. To prevent the displacement or unfastening of the face-rim, I have provided a catch 22, which is pivotally secured to the base and the nose 23, which drops back of one of the metal strips and is there held by the spring 24, which prevents the backward rotation of the face-rim, and hence the same cannot be removed except by swinging the catch out of position. This is done when the base 1 and subbaso 13 are separated by inserting a pin or rod through a hole in the bottom of the base, which is normally closed by a blind-screw 25. No one excepting those especially informed are aware of the blind-screw, and hence there can be no accidental separation of the facerim and no tampering with the interior mechanism is possible.

Projecting upwardly from the interior of the base 4 is a vertical stud 26, upon which is mounted the main lever 27, having two arms, one of which is provided with a slot 28 and a pin 29, which enters the slot 15 in the actuating-lever, and the other arm having an overhanging portion to which is fixed a pin or stud 30 for a purpose hereinafter to be described. A spring 31, secured to an offset arm 27, integral with the main lever, and a spring 32, secured to the actuating-lever, hold and return the said levers to their rest positions. \Vithin the baseet is a latch 33, pivotally secured to said base and having a hook end 34, which is designed to enter the slot 23 in the main lever and hold the same against movement. This latch is operated by the resetting mechanism, as will be hereinafter described, and prevents the movement of the main or actuating levers until the dials have been returned to zero. Fnlcrnmed to the bottom of the base by a pin is a ratchetlever 36, which is operatively connected with the main lever by a pin 37 and provided at its outer end with a plurality of ratchet-teeth. The ratchet-lever is actuated by the main lever and is fulcrumed so as to multiply the movement thereof, thus giving to the ratchet end thereof a considerable movement by the slightest movement of the main lever. If a full stroke is given to the main or actuating levers, the full-movement pawl 38, held by the spring 39, rides over the ratchet-teeth irrespective of the direction of the stroke; but immediately upon the stopping of the lever before the full stroke is completed the pawl will catch in one of the teeth and prevent the same from being returned until the fullstroke has been completed.

The numeral 2 designates the main gear, which is rotatably mounted upon the vertical stud 26 and is operated from a pinion 40, having a ratchet-disk ll fixed thereto, and rotatable upon a stud 42, fixed in the base. A pawl 43 is secured to the offset arm 27 upon the main lever 27 by a screw 44: and held in constant engagement with the periphery of theratchet-disk by the spring 45. As the main lever is swung upon its mountings the said pawl 43 engages with the teeth in said ratchet-disk and imparts thereto and to the pinion 40 and main gear 2 a partial rotation. A stop-lu-g-46 ;in the base limits the movement of themain lever in one direction. :The

nose of the pawl occupies such'a relative position with one of the teeth in the ratchet-disk that the main lever can be swung upon' its mountings a sufifiicient distance to admit of the engagement of the full-movement pawl with the ratchet-teeth in the ratchet-lever,

and therefore prevent a return movement of the main lever before the pawl begins to operatethe ratchet-disk; .During the time-that is lost in operating the indicating-dials the mechanism thatactuates the flash-shield is in operation, and before the dials begin to move the shield is in such a position that the dial characters cannot be observed from the outside. 1

" The alarm mechanism consists of a bell 47, inclosed within a partition 48, integral with the base, a hammer-lever 49,'provided with a hammer 50 at one end'an'd a pawl-arm'5l at the other end, which pawl is in operative engagement with the ratchet-disk 41, a spring 52, and a stop-lug 53, which limits the movement of said lever in one direction. WVhile the ratchet-disk41 is rotating the hammerlever 49 is swung upon; the screw 54 against count.

Upon the opposite sideof the plate 56-,which is secured to the base 4, and rotatably mounted upon the vertical stud 26, is the dial-gear 57, having peripheral and side gear-teeth cut 1 therein. An annular groove 58 is formed in the upper side of this gear, Figs. 4 and 20, between the fiange 59 and the shoulder 6O,wl1ich shoulder isformed by the inner edge of the side teeth. (See Fig. 10.) In: this groove is a stop-pin 61, and through the'flange 59 is a ameter and having the same number of teeth;'

radial slot 62 for a purpose hereinafter to be described. Motion is imparted to the dialgear 57 from the main gear 2 through a widefaced pinion 63, Fig. 18, which is held by a pint-1e 64 in a swinging'carriage 65, pivoted to the plate by the pin 55. When the pinion 63, Figs. 2, 18, and 20, is in engagement with the teeth in both of said gears, they operate synchronously, both being of the same dibut when the engagement is broken the dialgear cannot be rotated from the actuating or main levers, the main gear then rotating independently of the dial-gear. In the register.

'ing notches 79 therein. revolution of the finger-wheel 75, which roillustrated there are three dials-a unit-dial 66, atens dial67, and ahundreds-dial 68 within the tens-dial. All of these dials are actuated from the dial-gear-57. The units-dial 66 is secured above a ratchet-wheel 69 and a pinion 70, which meshes into the peripheral teeth in the dial-gear, the whole beingrotatably mounted upon the stud 42. To prevent a momentum overthrow of the dial mechanism, a pawl 72 is pi votally secured to the main lever by a'screw 7 3, Fig. 7, whichengages withon'e of the teeth in the ratchet-wheel 69 after the units-dial has received its full rotary move-' ment. The spring 74 permits a slight yielding movementof the-pawl 72 in relation to the main lever. The tens-dial 67 is actuated from a finger-wheel 75, rotatably mounted upon a stud 76 and having a pinion 77 fixed thereto, which also meshes into the periph eral teeth in the main gear. Fixed to the tens-dial is a ten-circle friction-wheel 78, hav

tates at the same speed as the units-dial 66,

Once during each the finger 80 enters one of the notches 79 and turns the tens-dial one-tenth of a revolution. A spring-actuated filling-piece 81 in the finger Wheel, which is held normally flush with the periphery thereof, is pushed in by the sharp corners upon the ten-circle wheel below the notches and has a sufficient frictional engage ment therewith to prevent the momentum overthrow of the tens-dial. for actuating the hundreds-dial 68 consists of a finger 82, fixed to the ten-circle wheel, a sleeve 83, rotatable Within the said ten-circle wheel and supported upon a stud 84 in the plate 56 and having the dial upon one end and the pinion 85 upon the opposite end, a toothed pin-wheel 86, ro'tatably supported upon the stud 87 and having gear-teeth around a part of its periphery,which mesh into the pinion 85, and a number'of pins 88, projecting from one side thereof,"a coil spring 89, surrounding the hub of-the wheel 86 and secured at one end to a pin 90 in the plate 56 and at the other end'to a pin 91 in the wheel86,- a trip= lever 92, supported upon the stud 93 in the plate 56, one arm'of which reaches across the 'top side of the wheel 86, terminating in a, hook end which is adapted to fill'the spacebetween any two' of the pins 88,'and the other arm of whichis provided with 'as'lot 141. The

finger 82 rotates in the path of the pins 88 and first forces out the hook end of the trip-lever from between the pins 88' against theaction of the coil-spring 94. Then it comes into con;

tact withone of the pins 88, and before it is freed therefrom the wheel 86 has been turned apart of a revolution, which movement'is imparted to the dial 68 through the pinion 85.

Before the finger passes the pin and is re-" The mechanism 1 just described, to be released by the resetting mechanism when the dial is returned to to zero.

The direction-barrel 95, upon the sides of which are lettered the direction of the trip, Up.or Down, is fixed to a shaft 96, supported at either end by a standard 97 98. Pivotaliy mounted and swinging upon a pin 99, projecting laterally from the standard 98, is the barrel-plate 100, having an angular slot 101 therein and carrying a pawl 1.02, held by a spring 103 in engagement with a ratchetwheel 10% upon the end of the shaft 90. \rVhen the barrel-plate is swung upward upon the pin 99, the pawl 102 turns the shaft and direction-barrel a sufficient distance to expose the next side of the barrel, and the pin 105 in the plate is brought to a position in relation to the ratchet-teeth in the ratchet-wheel 10$ where it engages one of them and prevents a momentum overthrow. The return of the plate to its original position brings the pin 100 into engagement with the ratchetwheel and'holds the said shaft and barrel against a backward rotary movement, the drag-pawl 107 upon the standard 98 also serving the same function. An arm 108, Figs. 18 and 20,extending from the carriage 65, enters the slot 101 in the barrel-plate and swings the said plate upon its pivot-mounting 99 as the carriage is moved.

I will now describe the mechanism used to return all of the indicating-dials to zero and to operate the direction-barrel.

The numeral 109 designates a push-plate, which has a lengthwise movement upon the vertical stud 26, which projects into the slot 110; 111, a spring-rod fastened at its inner end to said plate and supported at the outer end by the lug 112; 113, a coil-spring;114, a pushshaft which projects outside of the case, with a button 115 thereon, and the inner end of which is threaded into a lug 110 and held therein by a screw 117; 118, a hollow shaft surrounding the push-shaft and rotatably su p ported in the lugs 119, projecting upwardly from the plate; 120, a thumb-knob secured to the shaft 118 for turning the same; 121, a pinion loosely held upon the shaft 118 and meshing into the side teeth of the main gear; 122, a face-ratchet the teeth of which engage with corresponding teeth in the rear face of the pinion 121; 122, screws threaded through the face-ratchet and the points of which lie in slots 123 in the shaft 118, thus preventing the rotation of the face-ratchet upon the shaft, but permitting a lengthwise movement thereon; 12 1, a swing-plate pivotally mounted upon the vertical stud 20 and actuated by a pin 125, fixed in said plate, which projects into a slot in the push-plate, and provided with a ratchet-arm having ratchet-teeth therein and the angular slots 126 and 127 at either end thereof, the pintle 64 projecting into the slot and the pin 128 on the lever 129 into the slot 127; 130, a full-movement pawl held in engagement with the teeth in the ratchet-arm by the spring 131; 132, a stoppawl mounted upon the stud 133 and having an arm which rests against the pin 13% in the swing-plate when the resetting mechanism is at rest; 135, a stop pivotally secured to the lugs with the forward end held by the spring 137 in the groove 58 in the dialgear; 129, a lever fixed to the plate 56 by the screw 138, having the pin 128 fixed to one arm, the other extending through the yoke end of the latch 33 and having a link 139 secured thereto, the said link having a projection 140, which enters the slot 111 in the triplever 92. To return all of the dials to Zero by means of the resetting mechanism, the push-plate is forced longitudinally against the action of the spring 113 by pressing upon the button 115 until the pin 142, Fig. 10, in said plate strikes against the flange 59, where it is brought to a full stop. This movement of the push-plate causes the swing-plate to swing, and the full-movement pawl 130 engages with the teeth in the ratchet-arm and prevents the withdrawal of the push-plate. As the swing-plate 124 moves the swinging carriage 65 is thrown outward through the action of the pintle (S4. in the slot 120, thus disengaging the pinion 63 from the main and dial gears and severing the operative connection between them. A flat spring 143, secured to the carriage 65 and bearing against the periphery of the pinion 03, is inserted to hold the said pinion in the same position that it occupied when it was in engagement with the gears. This is designed to insure the ready engagement of the teeth in the pinion with those of the gears when the swinging carriage is returned. The lever 129 is also actuated by the movement of the swing-plate through the connection of the pin 128 with the slot 127, which lever movement actuates the latch 33 and throws down the hook end thereof into the slot 28 in the main lever and locks the said lever against movement. It also throws the hook end of the trip-lever 02 out of engagement with the pins 88 upon the toothed pin-wheel 86 by means of the connection of the projection 140 upon the link 139 with the slot 141 in said trip-lever. WVhen the trip-lever has been disengaged from the pins88, the coil-spring 89, which has been wound up by the movement of the toothed pin-whee], returns the said wheel and the hundreds-dial which is connected therewith to their original and zero position, which position is determined by the pins 90 91, which form a stop for the said wheel. The pin 134 in the swing-plate is drawn away from the arm of the stop-pawl132 by the movement of the swii'ig-plate, and the spring 133 throws the stop-pawl around, so that the arm strikes the pin 1&1, which brings the nose of the pawl into engagement with one of the teeth in the ratchet-Wheel 69. This prevents the dials from being again rotated, except to return them to zero. The dial-gear and through it the indicating-dials are now rotated backdistance from the center, and the arm- 108, which lies in the slot 101, actuates the barrelplate- 100 andadvances the direction-barrel 95, as before described. The relative positions of the push-plate,-swing-plate, and swinging carriage when the said push-plate has received the additional movement above described are illustrated in Fig. 20. When the said push-plate is in its outermost position and the dial mechanism is connected so that the-dials are'being advanced, the line A in Fig. 20 is in the position of line C, and at the first inward movement of the pushplate theswing-plate is rotated, so that line A is in the position of line B in the same fig ure. The coil-spring 113 now returns the push-plate and the swing-plate, and through them the swinging carriage 65, the pinion 63, the barrel-plate 100, the stop-pawl 132, the latch 33, and trip-lever 92, to their original positions. The pinion 63 now having engagementwiththe main and dial gears, and the main and actuating levers being released, the dials can be actuated, as' before described. The rear side of the stop 135 is beveled, so that the stop-pin 61 can ride under and not be afiected by it when the dial-gear is being rotated in one direction. The indicatingdials can only be rotated backward by the thumb-knob, as the teeth in the face-ratchet 122 will slide over the teeth in the pinion 121 against the action of the coil-spring 146 if it isattempted to advance the dials by a forward movement thereof.

The flash-shield mechanism consists-of a shield-plate 166, preferably of sheet metal, movably secured to a frame 147, fixed to the plate 56, a link 148 having engagement at one end with the pin 30 in the main lever and provided with an elongated slot 149, Fig. 2,

adjacent to the other end, through which slot projects a sti1d-150, "a stand 151, Fig. 3, fixed to the plate, a lever-plate 152, loosely mounted upon the stud 1 50,'a spring-rod 151, encircling the hub on said lever-plate and terminating at one end around alug 152 upon said plate and at the other end having connections with a ing 153 upon theshield-plate, and a pawl 154i, Figs. 2 and 3, supported by a'stud 155 in the plate 56 and kept in engagement with the lever-plate by a spring 155, which encirclesthe hub of said pawl. The link 148' is pushed forward as soon as the actuating-lever is pulled, andthe front end strikes the pawl 15 and swings it around to the position shown bybroken lines in Fig. 2. As soon as the pawl is freed from the lever-plate the spring163 swings the lever-plate around quickly upon the stud 150 and instantly throws down the flash-shield through the spring-rod 151. When the shield is in its extreme downward'position'+that is, with its lower edge abutting against the crossbar 165-the pin 156 is against the straight edge 158 and the shield cannot be lifted until the actuating-lever has returned to its rest position. The shield-plate is lifted when the link is drawn backward during the return movement of the actuating-lever by the pin 156 riding against the cam-face 159 and swinging the lever-plate and the spring-rod back to their former positions. Upon the leverplate 152 are two stop-shoulders 160 and 161, which cooperate with a pin 162 in the stand to limit the movement of said plate in either direction. As the rod 151 is of spring metal, which yields when the shield-plate 146 is brought abruptly against the cross-bar 165, it therefore takes the shock which would otherwise come on the flash-shield and the adjacent parts, overcoming also a serious defect now contended with in flash-shield registers. I

I am aware that flash-shields movable in a circular path have been heretofore made andused, and therefore do not claim such construction.

There are many minor changes and alterations that can be made within my invention, and I would therefore have it understood that I do not limit myself to the exactconstructionherein shown and described, but' claim all that falls fairly within the spirit and scope of my invention.

'What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a register, the combination with indieating-dials; ofa main gear; a fulcru med actuating-lever; a dial-gear; a base-plate between said gears; a carriage pivot-ally-connected with said base-plate; a pinion rotatably mounted in said carriage and adapted to engage with the teeth of both of said gears; and means for actuating said carriage, whereby the said pinion will be disengaged-from said gears.

. 2. Ina register, the combination with indicating-dials of a main lever fulcru'med upon a projecting member; a main gear; a dialgear rotatable about the said projecting mem' her; a pinion mounted in a shiftable carriage and having engagement with the teeth of said gears; and means for actuating said carriage, whereby the said pinion can be disengaged from the said gears. f

i 3. In a register, the combination with'th lever 27 fulcrumed upon a-stnd 26; of a'baseplate 56; main gear 2 rotatable upon the said stud 26 below the said base-plate; 'a'nd dialgear 57 also-rotatable upon" the said stud. 26

above the said base-plate; carriage (35 pivotally connected with said base-plate; and pinion 63 rotatably secured within said carriage.

4:. In a dial-actuating mechanism, the combination with a dial; of a rotary finger; a pinion fixed to said dial; a toothed wheel having a plurality of parallel projections thereon in the path of said rotary finger; and a trip-lever having a yielding engagement with said lateral projection.

5. In a dial-actuating mechanism, the com bination with the indicating-dial; of a pinion affixed thereto; a trip-lever; a toothed wheel having a plurality of lateral projections thereon; a trip lever having a hooked end in engagement with the said lateral projections; and means for rotating the said trip-finger in the path of said lateral projections and the hooked end of said trip-lever.

G. In combination with an indicating-dial, having a pinion fixed thereto; a toothed wheel having a plurality of lateral projections; a coil-spring for actuating the said wheel in one direction; a trip-lever, the hook end of which is adapted to be engaged by the lateral projections; a trip-finger rotatable in the path of said lateral projections; and means for moving said trip-lever, whereby the hook end thereof is freed from the said lateral projections.

7. In a dial-actuating mechanism; thecombination with a dial; of a rotary finger; a toothed wheel, having lateral projections thereon in the path of said rotary finger; a pinion connected with said dial and engaging the said toothed wheel; a yieldinglever having engagement with said lateral projections; spring mechanism for rotating said toothed mechanism in one direction; and stop projections for limiting the movement thereof.

8. Ina dial-actuating mechanism, the combination with a dial; of a rotary finger; a toothed wheel having lateral projections thereon in the path of said rotary finger; a pinion connected with said dial and engaging with said toothed wheel; a yielding lever having engagemen t with said lateral projections; spring mechanism for rotating said toothed mechanism in one direction; and means for holding the said yieldinglever out of engagement with the said lateral projections while the said toothed wheel is being actuated by said spring mechanism.

9. In a dial-actuating mechanism, the combination with a dial; of a rotary finger; a toothed wheel having lateral projections thereon in the path of said rotary finger; a pinion connected with said dial engaging with said toothed wheel; a yielding lever having engagement with said lateral projections; spring mechanism for rotating said toothed mechanism in one direction; and means for holding said yielding lever out of engagement with said lateral projections while the said toothed wheel is being actuated by said spring mechanism, the said means being actuated from a resetting mechanism.

10. In a dial-actuating mechanism,the combination with a dial; of a toothed wheel having lateral projectionsthereon; a rotary finger moving in the path of said lateralprojections and adapted to engage therewith, and advance the said toothed wheel a fraction of a revolution, while so engaged; a pinion connected with said dial and having engagement with said toothed wheel; a yielding member having engagement with said lateral projections; and means for holding said yielding member out of engagement from the said lateral projections; and means for rotating said toothed wheel in onedireetion when the said yielding member is disengaged therefrom.

11. In a resetting mechanism, the combination with a gear having a laterally-projecting flange with a radial slot therethrough; of a push-plate; a manually-operated pinion meshing into said gear; a stop projection in said gear; and a rigid stop outside of said gear for limiting the movement thereof in one direction.

12. In a register having an indicating-dial and a gear for rotating the same; the combination therewith of a resetting mechanism, comprising a pushplate; a shiftable pinion, actuated from the said push-plate for disengaging the said gear from its operative mechanism; a rigid stop; a stop projection in said gear; and a manually-operated pinion meshing into said gear.

13. In a register-resetting mechanism, the combination with a gear for actuating the indicating-dials, having a laterally-projecting flange and stop projections upon one side thereof; a manually-operated pinion meshing into said gear; a fixed stop; and a push-plate, having a pin therein which registers with a radial slot in the said flange when the stop projection in said gear is brought up against the said fixed stop.

14. In a register having a main gear rotatable in one direction by lever mechanism; a dial-gear rotatable in a plane parallel to said main gear; and a pinion, the axis of which is parallel to the axis of said gears, mounted in a shiftable carriage; the combination therewith of a resetting mechanism, comprising a push-plate, a swing-plate having operative connection with said push-plate and shittable carriage, whereby the said pinion will be moved into and out of engagement with the said main and dial gears; and a manually-operated pinion meshing into said dial-gear, for rotating the same in one direction.

15. In a register-resetting mechanism, the combination with an indicating-dial; of a ratchet-disk secured thereto; a gear for actuating said dial; a push-plate; a swing-plate actuated from the said push-plate; means for preventing the retraction of said push-plate before the full stroke is imparted thereto; a stop-pawl; means for actuating the same, whereby the said pawl engages the teeth in said ratchet-disk when the said push-plate is operated.

16. In a register operated from a lever; a main gear actuated therefrom; a dial-gear; a shiftable pinion, connected with the said gears; indicating-dials; a direction-barrel; a push-plate; a swing-plate; means forintermittently rotating said direction-barrel and locking the said. lever against movement, the said means being actuated from saidpushplate.

17. Ina register having a dial-actuating mechanism,comprisingadial; arotary finger; a toothed Wheel provided with lateral projections in the path of said finger; a pinion connected with said dial and engaging with said toothed wheel; and a yielding lever having engagement with said "lateral projections, the combination therewith of a resetting mechanism; and means actuated from said resetting mechanism forholding said yielding leverout of engagement with said lateral projections. o

18. In a register having an operating-lever,

a flash-shield mechanism comprising a fixedframe, a shield-plate slidably mounted thereon, and a stop for limiting the movement of said shield-plate in one direction;- the combination therewith of means for imparting a reciprocating movement to said shield-plate fromsaid operating-lever; a yielding. member forming the sole medium of connection between said shield-plate and said operating means.

19. In a register; a flash-shield mechanism comprising a fixed frame, a shield-plate slidably mounted'thereon, and a stop for limiting the movement of said shield-plate in one direction; the combination therewith of means for imparting a reciprocating movement to said shield-plate from the operating-lever, the said means comprising a lever-plate, a link having connection with said operating-lever and engaging the said lever-plate, and a yielding rod having connection at one end with said lever-plate and at the other end with said shield-plate and forming the sole medium of connection therebetween.

20. In a lever-actuated registemthe combination with the main lever 27; of the link 148 pivotally connected therewith; :pawl 154; spring-actuated lever-plate 152; spring-rod 151 connected with said lever-plate; and a flash-shield 146 actuated through said springrod.

21. In a register, the combination with the lever 27; of a main gear 2; dial-gear 57; shiftable pinion 63, adapted to connect the said gears; push-plate 109; swing-plate 124; lever 129,having engagement with said swing-plate; and latchi33 actuated from said lever 129.

22. In a register, thecombination with an indicating-dial; of a shield-frame; a shieldplate slidably mounted upon said frame and adapted in one position to conceal the characters upon said dial; a stop for limiting the movement of said shield-plate in one direction; an operating-lever; a lever-plate; a yielding member having a fixed engagement with said lever-plate at one end and loosely connected with the said shield-plate at the other end; and means for directly actuating said lever-plate from said operating-lever and indirectly actuating said shield-plate, imparting thereto a reciprocating movement.v

23. In a register, the combination with the supporting-frame 147; of the shield-plate 166 movablymounted thereon; stop 165 connected with said frame; operating-lever 27; leverplate 152; the yielding member 151 fixed to said lever-plate at one end andloosely engaging said shield-plate at the other end; pawl 154 engaging said lever-plate in one position; and link 148 having connection with said operating-lever at one end and in its movement adapted to engage said pawll54 and said lever-plate, all constructed and operating substantially as described.

24. In a register, the combination with the base 4; of a case or shell 6, surrounding the 

